Iran Stops Oil Exports To 6 EU Countries

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Iran announced on Wednesday it has begun loading domestically made nuclear fuel rods into a research reactor in Tehran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad led Wednesday's ceremony broadcast live on state television. Earlier in the day, Iranian state media said Tehran has cut oil exports to six European countries in response to European Union sanctions. The EU had imposed an oil embargo over concerns about Iran's nuclear program. Iran insists it is developing the program for peaceful purposes.